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Research & upgrades
123 articles
Easy Swing
Each level makes digging use 8% less stamina.
Electricity
Unlocks the Hay Generator ($150) and Power Poles ($45). The generator burns hay and makes 6 kW. Machines within 6 m of a pole get power. Belts do not
Enclosed Conveyor Plans
Unlocks enclosed conveyors, $12 a metre. Cargo travels hidden inside, which saves performance in large factories. Buckets and tools cannot enter.
Extend the Shed
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Faster Belt Motor
Each level makes all belts 45% faster, including ones already built.
Faster Compressor
Each level makes every compressor 8% faster.
Faster Drum
Each level makes every pulper 8% faster. A faster pulper also uses water faster.
Faster Feed Disc Press
Each level makes every feed disc press 8% faster. It also uses hay and eco bricks faster.
Faster Grinding
Each level makes every pelletizer 8% faster.
Faster Rake
Each level makes every rake 8% faster.
Faster Rotors
Each level makes every drone fly, climb and lift 25% faster.
Faster Silo Output
Each level raises the silo's top speed by 20 loads a minute.
Faster Winder
Each level makes every paper mill 8% faster. It also uses pulp slabs faster.
Faster Wrapper
Each level makes every wrapper 8% faster. It always keeps up with a compressor of the same level.
Feed Disc Press Plans
Unlocks the Feed Disc Press, $1400. Presses hay from one belt and eco bricks from another into feed discs. The loose hay in a feed disc sells for 4.20
Finer Paper
Each level makes paper rolls sell for more.
Fuller Silo Loads
Each level puts 25% more loose hay into every load the silo lets out. Bales and eco bricks do not change.
Gas Plant Plans
Gas Plant Plans is a research entry in the power branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Grippy Boots
Your boots grip the rubber, so a running belt no longer pushes you along. Walk on your belts any way you like.
Hay Drone Plans
Unlocks the Hay Drone, $200. Each extra drone costs 1.45x the last. Give it a zone on the pile and a drop point up to 12 m away: it digs the zone and
Hay Lift
Hay Lift is a research entry in the structures branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Hay Silo Plans
Hay Silo Plans is a research entry in the plant branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Hay Stairs
Hay Stairs is a research entry in the structures branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Jetpack
You wear a jetpack. Jump, then hold jump in the air to fly. A full tank lasts 10 seconds and refills in about 8 seconds after you land. Hold an eco br
Larger Bale Chamber
Each level puts 25% more hay into every bale, so each bale is worth more.
Lighter
Lighter is a research entry in the handling branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Long-Reach Arm Plans
Long-Reach Arm Plans is a research entry in the automation branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Longer Drops
Each level lets poles and cable boxes power machines 1 m further away.
Longer Range
Each level lets every drone work 3.6 m farther from its pad, and makes its zone 0.5 m bigger.
Longer Reach
Each level lets you pick things up from 30 cm further away.
Longer Spans
Each level lets poles and cable boxes connect from 1.5 m further apart.
Longer Tape Measure
Each level lets you place buildings 50 cm further away.
Metal Detector
Metal Detector is a research entry in the prospecting branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Needle Cabinet
Needle Cabinet is a research entry in the prospecting branch. Its recorded costs, rank values and prerequisite research are collected below.
Overflow Arm
An arm can leave a belt alone while it moves, and only take from it when the belt gets stuck. Tick it under TAKE FROM on the arm.
Paint Board
Unlocks the Paint Board, $35. Hold left click to draw and right click to erase.